The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-21
DUELS In NEW ORLEANS. |
OLD TIMES IN THE CRESCENT CITY
WHEN LIFE WAS CHEAP.
Scenes Under the Famous Metnirie Oaks
When Hener was mt stakc-The Ball
That Cured Alexander Grsihio and
Brought Life and Health.

That Cured Alexander Grsihle and
Brought Life and Health.
Prom Al and Letters
A short walk from the terminus Of the
Bayou road street car line In New Orleans. ut
the foot OF Esplanade street, after crossing the
bridge over bayou st. John, brlngs the visitor
in front OF magnificent little forest Of gigantic
live oaks. 1t Ia the Lower City Pnrk formerly
O wooded plantation belonging to Louis Allard
At that time New Orleans. though even then
to q degree cosmopolitan. was Essentially .
Creole city. and under the full influence Of the
traditions which governed that high strung
and ohivalrous race. The descendants Of the
early possessors OF tho soil, many OF whom
wore OF aristocrato blood, had grown up with
the moro plebeian sons Of the other settlers
Europe o w =, sno cossS SoGans
city. what with intermnrrlagos, the habit OF
command asquirod from the ow1ershtp OF
5Sn .. wIlsf sss.,. doF;'d va. some
nsrs, breeding, sducatlep. and tradition. Be,
sd. ie vas sssy In Now Qss sasa S a.
Quiz. 6a! wing S 70 lis p!ysf fseItss 40, ~
'a e: :'%s ss AZ aoSsg @ S seaSrSd
a TaSs. sof f ass Hs WAS Time
left to merchants and clerks for montal Gull
s ans shs no1
Jealous surveillance: edueatsd by the bost pri;;
tso ' 6 Stssp Nuns, wsro yerssd IN arts ina
letters. 1nyarlably trqatod with the mGs, ds Of!
s1.T inoWn e3 SMOKE Or
mean themselves In the presence Of 2 lady,
had aura :saSTsa fSs
society were therefore of courtly brillianey.
Merchants End Lawyers . Tsrs seaehihh
musicians. Over all this, over men and women,
there rulod supreme scnse OF dignity and
n0nIn pSbs op p that time bank
rupts committed suicide; ana women t hnapa
from. There was no compromise with honor.
society did not permit It 49,
Under this moral condition OF affairs the
Ssger t A fhs least brsacR Of etiquette. the
most yenial sin against poltepess. the least
for a cartel. which none dared refuse The no.
Id ssss thu I'M VI.
seconds. two on each side, discussed the quar-
rel dispassionately. sometimes with the assist;
sa0s an OF .m mHs Sa3'ss hon
| blow was strictly forbidden. and sufllcisnt
aaSo vino Would e orse
| himself a. to strife another was exposed
som ss' rfs o0Sn a5s sc 90 Ps :. sh
have been known to submit to the greatest
humiliation In order to obtain from their ad;
s 20 bssoud Certain ascorn% Of form. TX;
presidents OF the code. settle beforehand every
nice point. 80 that the advsrsnrles met under
hs 9sts in M oe eod.
had any pretentions to good breeding that
even Judges on the bench would resent !, an in.
| dote OF the time Is here giv0n as eIempiifyinR
the then existing fesing bout the duslo -.
presess ChSf Justice Of the State. VIII lie on the
bench, made q ruling against certain lawyer
who In II %bsre
upon o the Judge ordered the sheriff 10 Jake him
% Tor Iss.S 81 tho sbs Rsw Wing
bis bench. seized the LAWYER BY ~ arm and
p4.on NM Ths seo1 rel @
s s. s.y .s' S ssSsss S on
that was not permitted ~ the cGdS .., Never; on
apoIosg and the lawyer had 10 leave the coun.
before the courts OF ne State. .cs.,d .,,
lard" did not become place OF rem devious for
duellists until tho year 1884. Previous to this
properly. now tho Fair grounds, The fact is,
| New Orleans being then but sparsely built in the
closer at hand whero those who had a stomach
for battle could satisfy their cravings to their
hearts contsnt WITHOUT fear OF intsTisrsneo
New 19fhisa as should have been a laZoEiis re:
sort Tor pI9ts.soTs Of fence or %a tres
ps asi value than their aki with the foIs.
in blood wns rna sa fr
G %ea1.aas and even their names are now for
ever forgotten. Others. WHO pursued their call
s.Sa.s saisy sa i cSe
to talk over their skill In arms and their other
iovnPle and manly traits. 9!hers again have
AM Among NJ The The latter were Marcel Dsuphin, who
Bonnevsi, who was Killed BY Reynard, als9 .
prof. al swordsman; LAloYette. who Killed
Shpbra; another professor, and who was reP ps
associate: fhimecourt who Killed fouiago.
| and OF whom more hereafter. as also about his
eo Amons ths tormsr n wsre f. BsuGon Pa
risian. who was very popular and well estsen-
E%s Ssa ara Gh9 6e a1 kSas as
called by his pupils Til Rosiere, perhaps the
most n.pusr among all }hs fencing m:st re-
was such nne blade that many OF the hes best
standing the strong prejudice against color. to
frequent his sale darmes. and oven cross
Gibert iIoslsre. " hose SON ,Gustays, himself
an admirable swordsmnn followed the dsrIes
dorlssns to the plain 81 shiloh at Cen Bo Az.
| left the best and certainly the most vivid SOU
| yenirs All OF US who wero young before the
war remember the gay. whole sou led. though
irascible fencing MASTER; A native Of Bor-
| doaur, he had como to New Orleans when O
| young man to make his fortune at the bar,
But he WAS Of Wild dispoeition apd fell In
| with a wild set; so he dropped the Code Napo-
leon for the Code Of Honor, became loader ia
| lures OF the jsIncssa dorss OF that tips. and
| turned fencing master During tho Mexican
| war be made fortune (which hs Bquandored
as lightly az made, teaching fencing to officers.
| ono's friend ana contradictory rs 1t may seem,
this hero Of seven duels IN one woek was, In
| would fight with men to the bitter death. but
| would not have hurt detsnseless thing. wo-
man, child. or ny.
He was passlonately fond Of music and nor
| vously sensitive to Its melting lnpresrions.
| great fre1uOnter OF the opera, his superb hoad
could be seen ALMOST every Might towering
sion. deeply touched by the pathos OF we'll.
sung ca,itilena he wcpt Rudibly. An mprudent
neighbor laughed but his amusement was OF
short duration, Tor l.osiere had scarcely noticed
:" Usd prai," he said, "je ptetre ndis js dolne